The Cable Car Socks by Theo MacGillivray

The Cable Car Socks

Knitting
August 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Cable chart in pdf
US 1 - 2.25 mm
0 - 465 yards (0 - 425 m)
3 sizes - 56sts, 64sts, 72sts (7", 8", 9")
English
This pattern is available for C$7.00.

Whether you’re out on the slopes or getting cosy in the lodge, these socks have you covered. The cables are designed to resemble the tracks made on the hill by skiers plowing through the snow. These socks will have you itching to get out and about in the wintertime!

Sizes
S (M) (L)
Made to fit foot circumferences 7 (8) (9)” or 18 (20) (23)cm

Yarn
100g of fingering weight yarn
Sample is knit in Biffsugar Yarns,
75/25 Superwash Merino,
in color A Winter’s Tale

Needles
2.25 mm / US 1 or size needed to obtain gauge.
(I happen to be a very tight knitter so I usually use 3.00 mm needles)
I prefer the magic loop method for cables, but use what is most comfortable for you.

Gauge
Unblocked
32 stitches by 48 rows in 4 x 4in (10 x 10cm) square in stockinette stitch

Notions
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Cable needle

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Photography by Stephen MacGillivray

©Theo MacGillivray, 2025. Pattern for personal use only.